Ever caught yourself dreaming up the next trendy pet café or boutique fashion shop? If you’re a software engineer, maybe you’ve pictured your own SaaS unicorn… or completely new quantum safe federated model using blockchain consensus! That’s a pretty new idea , right? Sounds like the next billion dollar company, isn’t it! 😎
These ideas often come in hot—sudden flashes of inspiration we cling to. We pitch them to friends, family, even colleagues (usually the least interested crowd), and wait for validation. But more often than not, what we get is skepticism. A flood of reasons why this won’t work. And here’s the twist: most of those reasons are actually valid. But, we as humans have bias towards our own “generated” ideas. We don’t want to listen someone badmouthing our idea before it has even landed.
No dude! my idea is different. This one is definitely different & unique, unlike other ones. You don’t even know about it properly. I have researched about it thoroughly. This one’s special! I won’t get burned out like the last time. I will make it work! on and on… Does these phrases sound familiar? 🤪 (maybe in some other context)
*Paul Graham or Peter Thiel’s advice won’t help you , because until you’ve gone through something end to end, advice is just theory. Because, this is the first time you’re pursuing your idea and you don’t wanna lose it before really pursuing this for sometime. There is some a part of us knows they’re right—yet we cling tighter, because it’s our idea. 😭. Seasoned founders have better insights that help them better gauge an idea’s viability, adaptability. This is the reason why 82 % first time founders fail! You need “experience”; Not because they’re not smart or hardworking, but because they haven’t built the muscle yet to see the red flags, adapt early, and pace themselves.
No matter what, most probably you will fail the first time, a startup or a relationship. We only get better with experiences and learn from the past.
“Either you win or your learn!” ~ some great guy
So, take your idea seriously. Love it. Nurture it. But don’t fall into the trap of thinking it’s the one just because it came to you first. There are a billion people with zillion ideas! Someone might have got it too, it’s all about the execution! Let it evolve. Let you evolve.
Keep trying, keep evolving, keep growing fam! 🤝
— Yours, Sudhansu
DISCLAIMER: This post is open to interpretations
*: Paul Graham & Peter Thiel are considered one of the topmost startup vetters and investors of our times. Reference